This is sort of a challenging one, and I'll err on the side of recommendation, but the reality is a little more complicated.

The game took me about 11 hours to play through, and while it was interesting the whole way through, you should understand a couple of things before you buy it.

For starters, the game is bleak as ♥♥♥♥. If you're looking for a happy ending where everything works out great, you will be deeply disappointed. I did pretty well on my playthrough, and I still left the game feeling vaguely dirty and icky about how some things turned out. The game sort of prepares you for this, but it still doesn't feel "good." maybe if this was a roguelite and you had multiple tries to go through, it wouldn't hurt so much to experience, but that would ruin number 2:

You will really come to love and care for the characters. So much as I can tell, there are many ways to break your heart over this, and some of them are unavoidable.

Is it worth $20? For sure, it's a great story well-told. Is it challenging? Not particularly, you can genuinely identify the right choices and managing your resources is stupidly easy. Will you be emotionally invested? Absolutely. Will you feel like dirty crap at the end of it, no matter how well you do? Most likely.

If you're okay with art that makes you feel negative emotions, give it a whirl.

This is sort of a challenging one, and I'll err on the side of recommendation, but the reality is a little more complicated. The game took me about 11 hours to play through, and while it was interesting the whole way through, you should understand a couple of things before you buy it. For starters, the game is bleak as fuck. If you're looking for a happy ending where everything works out great, you will be deeply disappointed. I did pretty well on my playthrough, and I still left the game feeling vaguely dirty and icky about how some things turned out. The game sort of prepares you for this, but it still doesn't feel "good." maybe if this was a roguelite and you had multiple tries to go through, it wouldn't hurt so much to experience, but that would ruin number 2: You will really come to love and care for the characters. So much as I can tell, there are many ways to break your heart over this, and some of them are unavoidable. Is it worth $20? For sure, it's a great story well-told. Is it challenging? Not particularly, you can genuinely identify the right choices and managing your resources is stupidly easy. Will you be emotionally invested? Absolutely. Will you feel like dirty crap at the end of it, no matter how well you do? Most likely. If you're okay with art that makes you feel negative emotions, give it a whirl.